George Bozeman, korgan organ
First Congregational Church, 322 Main St., Woburn. 781-933-1642. 2/27: 3 p.m. Suggested donation $10, students and seniors $8 to benefit organ restoration fund. Works by J.S. and C.P.E. Bach, Mendelssohn, Franck, Brahms, Bartok, Thayer on 1860 E.G. & G. Hook organ, opus 283.

Belmont Open Reading
Payson Park Church, 365 Belmont St., Belmont. 617-484-4696, ext. 19. 2/27: 7:30 p.m. $6, students and seniors $4. Jane Flummerfelt conducts Haydn's The Seasons, open reading with soloists and orchestra. Singers welcome. Sponsored by Powers Music School.

Reading Public Library
64 Middlesex Ave. 781-944-2017. 2/26: 8 p.m. Free. Christiane Trio. Works by Mozart, Walther, Schumann, Matthews, Brahms.SCHOOLS

Holiday Antique Train Exhibit
Shriner's Auditorium, Fordham Road, Wilmington. 207-563-1013. 2/26-2/27: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $7. More than 100 dealers from throughout New England. holdy 3/2

Swing into Spring with The Fantasy Big Band
Woburn Elks Hall, 295 Washington St., Woburn. 781-665-2236. 3/4: 7 p.m., $35 includes Chinese buffet dinner. Proceeds benefit Northeast Youth Ballet. Kent Kochon, director, Ron Lewis, conductor.

WordsWorth Books Author Events
617-354-5201. Free. WordsWorth Reading Room, 3rd Floor, 30 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. 2/24: 6 p.m., Simson Garfinkle (Database Nation: The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century). Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge. 3/2: 5:30 p.m., E. L. Doctorow (City of God). Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway. 2/24: 6 p.m., Thomas Cahill (Desire of the Everlasting Hills).

Women Reading
Sanctuary, Arlington Street Church, 351 Boylston St., Boston. 617-371-7124. 2/25: 7:30 p.m., sign-up; 7:45 p.m., program. Open mike format for women reading in all genres, hosted by Deborah Repplier and Claire Robson. Feature, local writer Irene Glassman. $3, proceeds to the church.

Poets Share Reading Series
Rhythm & Muse, 403A Centre St., Hyde Square, Jamaica Plain. 617-524-3816. 3/2: 7:30 p.m., Barbara Watkins; 8:30 p.m., Community open mike. Donations requested.

Newtonville Books Reading Series
296 Walnut St., Newton. 617-244-6619. 2/29: 7:30 p.m., Mameve Medwed (Host Family). Free.

Marsh Chapel Poetry Reading Series
Boston University, Robinson Room, 735 Comm. Ave., Boston. 617-353-3560. 3/1: 7:30 p.m., poetry reading by the Charles River Poets. Free.

Joiner Center Reading Series
UMass-Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd. 617-287-5850. 3/1: 4 p.m., Vietnamese authors Ly Lan and Phan Thi Van Anh. Free.

Emerson College Spring 2000 Faculty Reading Series various addresses.
West 1&2 Building, 80 Boylston St., 2nd floor, Boston. 617-824-8750. 3/2: 8-9 p.m., Richard Foerster (Cutting Flowers). Free.

Chapter and Verse Reading
St. John's Episcopal Church, Revere Street and Roanoke Avenue, Jamaica Plain. 617-524-2999 or 617-522-9093. 3/1: 7:30 p.m., Paul Folkman (Chrysalis and Other Poems), Tom Perrotta (Election), Allen West (Monologues in a Time Like September). Free.

Barnes and Noble at Boston University Author Series
Reading Room, Level 5, 660 Beacon St., Boston. 617-236-7460. 2/28: 7 p.m., Sherwin B. Nuland, (The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths). Free.

Poetry Reading
Adams House, Lower Common Room, 26 Plympton St., Harvard Square. 617-547-4648. 2/29: 8 p.m., Doug Goetsch (Nobody's Hell), and Angelo Verga (The Six O'Clock News). Suggested donation $3.

Thoreau Reading
Gallery Bershad, 99 Dover St., Somerville. 617-629-9400, ext. 3. 2/26: 5 p.m., Verse Magazine's Young American Poets, with Peter Johnson, Geoffrey Nutter, and Peter Richards. Introduction by Brian Henry. Free.

Chelsea H.S.
Class of 1950, Crowne Plaza, Woburn. 978-851-7736. 4/8.

Newton Corner Branch Library,
126 Vernon St. 617-552-7157. Tues.: 2:15 p.m., story time for ages 2-4. Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Main St., Wakefield. 781-246-6334. Free. Watertown Free Public Library 123 Main St., Watertown. 617-972-6435. Free. Watertown Library East Branch 481 Mt. Auburn St. 617-972-6435. Wayland Free Library 5 Concord Rd., Wayland. 508-358-2311. Free. Weston Public Library 87 School St., Weston. 781-893-3312.

Theater Workshops
Free. Registration required for most programs. Copley Square, Central Branch Boston 617-536-5400. 2/25: 11 a.m. and 1:15 p.m., Lift Up Your Voices and Sing, Black History Month program with Janice Allen. 2/27: 1:30 p.m. for ages 6-9 and 3:30 p.m. for ages 9-12: Matter of Fact, workshops introducing children to the building blocks of the universe through hands-on fun, discussions and demonstrations; registration required. Adams Street Branch, 690 Adams St., Dorchester. 617-436-6900. 2/24, 2/29 and 3/2: 3 p.m., chess instruction. 3/1: 3:30 p.m., reading readiness program for ages 3-5. Brighton Branch, 40 Academy Hill Road, Brighton. 617-782-6032. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Wed.: 4 p.m., creative drama, storytelling ages 6-11. 2/24: 7 p.m., Jorge Arce of the band Humano does one-man show on Afro-Caribbean culture. Charlestown Branch, 179 Main St., Charlestown. 617-242-1248. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Tues.: 10:30 a.m and 3:30 p.m., stories and films. Wed.: 11 a.m., toddler story time for ages 2-3. Fri. 10 a.m., story hour for ages 3-5. Codman Square Branch, 690 Washington St., Dorchester. 617-436-8214. Tues., Thurs.: 3 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Wed.: 10:30 a.m., tales for 2-year-olds (with adult). Fri: 10:30 a.m., short films for ages 3-6; 3 p.m., Funnybones Reading Club for ages 11-14. Through 2/25: 2 p.m., Black History Month film series. 2/29: 10:30 a.m., Mother Goose Time stories and songs for ages 12-23 months with adult. Connolly Branch, 433 Centre St., Jamaica Plain. 617-522-1960. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Wed.: 10:30 a.m., short films: How Many Days to America, Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, The Mole and the Rocket, and Frog on His Own. Thurs.: 4:15 p.m., creative drama for ages 6-11. 2/28: 6:30 p.m., Black History Month pajama story time for families by Afro-American authors. Dudley Branch, 65 Warren St., Roxbury. 617-442-6186. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Tues.: 10:30 a.m., films for preschoolers. East Boston Branch, 276 Meridian St. 617-569-0271. Mon., Thurs: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Wed.: 10:30 a.m., preschool story hour. Fri.: 10:30 a.m., children's films. 2/24: 3 p.m., stories and songs with Valerie Stephens. Egleston Square Branch, 2044 Columbus Ave., Roxbury. 617-445-4340. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Mon.: 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m., preschool films and stories. Thurs: 4 p.m., Young storycatchers book group for ages 8-12; preregistrtion required. 2/24: 6:30 p.m., Derek Burrows tells stories from Caribbean, Latin America, and Africa. Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St., Brighton. 617-782-6705. Mon., Tues.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Tues.: 10:30 a.m., toddler story time. Wed.: 10:30 a.m., story time for ages 3-5. 2/24: 7 p.m., Pajama Storytime. 2/25: 3 p.m., African and Caribbean music with Alice Johnson and Andy Holiner. 2/26: 11:30 a.m., celebration of Afro-Caribbean culture with Jorge Arce. Grove Hall Branch, 5 Crawford St., Dorchester. 617-427-3337. Mon., Tues.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Thurs.: 10:30 a.m., films for preschoolers. Hyde Park Branch, 35 Harvard Ave., Hyde Park. 617-361-2524. Tues., Thurs.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Jamaica Plain Branch, 12 Sedgwick St., Jamaica Plain. 617-524-2053. Wed.: 10:30 a.m., story time for ages 18-36 months. 3/1: 4 p.m., Kid's Club stories, crafts, booktalks for ages 6-10. Lower Mills Branch, 27 Richmond St., Dorchester. 617-298-7841. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Mattapan Branch, 10 Hazelton St. 617-298-9218. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Mon.: 6 p.m., pajama story time. Tues.: 10:30 a.m., preschool story time. Fri.: 10:30 a.m., preschool videos. 2/24: 3:30-5 p.m., chess instruction. North End Branch, 25 Parmenter St., Boston. 617-227-8135. Mon.: 11 a.m., preschool films: Abiyoyo, Anansi the Spider, and Bringing Rain to Kapiti Plain. 2/25: 11 a.m., Black History Month stories, tales and songs with Valerie Stephens. Orient Heights Branch, 18 Barnes Ave., East Boston. 617-567-2516. Tues.: 10:30 a.m., preschool story time. Wed.: 10:30 a.m., toddler story time. 2/24: 3:30 p.m., movies for kids 6-12. South Boston Branch, 646 E. Broadway. 617-268-0180. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Fri.: 3:30 p.m., children's story hour. 2/26: 10:30 a.m., The History and the Adventures of Tom Thumb, comedy theater performance. South End Branch, 685 Tremont St., Boston. 617-536-8241. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Mon.: 10:30 a.m., preschool story time. Tues.: 10:30 a.m., children's films. Thurs.: 5:15 p.m., creative drama for children. 2/24: 2 p.m., Map and Compass Program. Uphams Corner Branch, 500 Columbia Road, Dorchester. 617-265-0139. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. 2/25: 2 p.m., Black History Month Scavenger Hunt for children up to age 14. 2/29: 3:30-5 p.m., chess instruction. West End Branch, 151 Cambridge St., Boston. 617-523-3957. Wed.: 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., preschool story time. Fri.: 10 a.m., preschool films. West Roxbury Branch Library, 1961 Centre St., West Roxbury. 617-325-3147. Mon., Wed.: 3 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8.

Roxaboxen
Full Cup Cocoahouse for Kids, Parish Hall, All Saints' Episcopal Church, 79 Central St., Stoneham. 781-279-2039. 2/26: 2 p.m. $5. Adapted from Alice McLerran's children's book about the power of imagination. Recommended for children ages 5-12.

Kevin Devine performances
Award-winning children's entertainer. Loring Hall Theatre, 65 Main St., Hingham. 781-749-2619. 2/24: 9:30 and 11 a.m. $4-$5. Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Main Street, Wakefield. 781-246-6334. 2/24: 3:30 p.m. Free. Cafe Fantastique, inside Rotmans Furniture and Carpet Store, 725 Southbridge Rd., Worcester. 508-755-5276. 2/26: 10 a.m.-noon. Free.

Simpatico
Quannapowitt Players, 55 Hopkins St., Reading. 781-942-2212. Through 2/26: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m. $12, seniors and students $11. Sam Shepard tragi-comedy.